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Flakes
A new book recounts the “psoriasis years” of figures from John Updike to Pablo Escobar.
Skin
by Sergio del Molino, translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead
January 19, 2023 issue
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Aaron Timms is a New York–based writer. He is working on a book about modern food culture. (January 2023)
Flakes
A new book recounts the “psoriasis years” of figures from John Updike to Pablo Escobar.
Skin
by Sergio del Molino, translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead
January 19, 2023 issue
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